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SOLD OUT | Czech Landscapes: Siwoo Kim, violin, Loewi Lin, cello, and Christopher Schmitt, piano

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SOLD OUT | Czech Landscapes: Siwoo Kim, violin, Loewi Lin, cello, and Christopher Schmitt, piano

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Friday, November 17, 2023

Reception begins at 6:30pm
Concert begins at 7:30pm

Arts Club of Washington

2017 I Street Northwest
Washington, DC, 20006

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Join us for a celebration of Bohemian composers in a thrilling program featuring works by Dvořák, Smetana and Janáček. Stormy, dramatic piano trios by Dvořák and Smetana are paired with the potently compact Violin Sonata by Leoš Janáček, written at the onset of the First World War. WAE is thrilled to welcome back Siwoo Kim, an internationally acclaimed violinist and chamber musician, for this special program, as well as Loewi Lin, cellist from the National Symphony Orchestra, and Christopher Schmitt, pianist and co-founder of the Washington Arts Ensemble.

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The price of your ticket includes hors d’oeuvres and drinks from the open wine and beer bar. 

PROGRAM

Antonín Dvořák - Piano Trio No. 3 in F minor, Op. 65

Bedřich Smetana - Piano Trio in G minor, Op. 15

Leoš Janáček - Violin Sonata

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Siwoo Kim, violin
Siwoo Kim, violin

Siwoo Kim is an “incisive” and “compelling” (Zachary Woolfe, The New York Times) violinist who plays with “stylistic sensitivity and generous tonal nuance” (John von Rhein, Chicago Tribune). Siwoo performs as soloist and chamber musician, and he is the co-founding artistic director of VIVO Music Festival in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio.

Siwoo gave the world premiere performance of Samuel Adler’s violin concerto which was written for him. He recorded the work on Linn Records to commemorate the composer’s 90th birthday, and the BBC Music Magazine praised his “notable fire & impassioned playing.” Siwoo made his Carnegie Hall concerto debut in Stern Auditorium with the Juilliard Orchestra. He has since performed with orchestras around the world including the Staatsorchester Brandenburgisches Frankfurt, Columbus Symphony, Gangneung Philharmonic, Houston Symphony, Johannesburg Philharmonic, Kwazulu-Natal Philharmonic, Orchestre Royal de Chambre, Seongnam Philharmonic, Springfield Symphony, and Tulsa Symphony in venues such as Walt Disney Concert Hall and Lotte Concert Hall.

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Loewi Lin, cello
Loewi Lin, cello

Taiwanese-Canadian cellist Loewi Lin grew up in Taiwan and moved to Calgary when he was seven. Loewi started playing cello at age 11 but always wanted to be a doctor; as a high school senior, he converted to music and has been a devout follower ever since. Loewi attended the Cleveland Institute, the University of Ottawa, and New England Conservatory. He has appeared at Carnegie Hall in the New York String Orchestra as well as the Taos School of Music, Tanglewood Music Festival, and the Ravinia Steans Music Institute.

Loewi lived in Boston for 11 years where he helped found the unique conductor-less chamber orchestra A Far Cry. The group is now an established institution in the music fabric of Boston, with residencies at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the New England Conservatory. In the past, he has played with the Toronto Symphony, Canadian Opera Company, and the Boston Symphony, in addition to teaching at Phillips Exeter Academy. Currently, Loewi is the principal cellist of the Boston Lyric Opera and a member of the National Symphony Orchestra.

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Christopher Schmitt, piano
Christopher Schmitt, piano

A co-founder of the Washington Arts Ensemble, Christopher Schmitt is a classical pianist living in Washington DC, leading a multifaceted career as soloist, collaborative musician, and educator. Described as "carefully colored" and "sensitive" by The Washington Post, Christopher Schmitt was also hailed as a “formidable talent” and “mature beyond his years” by The Santa Barbara News-Press, regarding his performance of Liszt’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Having completed his doctorate at The Juilliard School in 2016, Christopher has been sponsored for concerts by The Chopin Foundation of the United States, The Stecher and Horowitz Foundation, The Embassy Series, and for many performances in the US and abroad. He has been invited numerous times to perform and teach at the festival Málaga Clasica in Spain, as well as performing in July of 2016 in his own concert series in Barcelona, Classics in Catalan. A collaborator with cellist Kian Soltani on NPR's Tiny Desk Concerts in March 2019. Dr. Schmitt currently resides in Washington DC, and as pianist of The "President's Own" US Marine Chamber Orchestra, performs regularly in the White House and in concert halls across the Washington.

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